Today’s challenge is all about keeping a note of what god is going to do in your life over the next 39 days. Hopefully you’ve told a friend about the challenge now its time to record all the things that will happen to you over the next few days. Taking time out at the end of each day for reflection is a great discipline. Don’t beat yourself up if you can’t manage to write something everyday. However you will be amazed at how addictive it can become.

This is a great opportunity to go and buy yourself a really nice journal. Take a moment to reflect on what you have learned today. At the end of the day start writing down some of the key thoughts that are going through your mind at this time. What are the issues your praying about. The text i thought we could consider is Psalm 119 verse 11. In this verse the psalmist reminds us of the importance of memorising scripture. Keep this in mind. This journey we are all on will be very different for each of us. It is as though Jesus has invited us to retrace his journey of temptation inthe wilderness. It is fascinating to remember that Jusus sustained himself through the temptations by memorising and repeating scripture.

So don’t forget to reflect and remember the good things God has given you

Well can you believe it today is the first day of the D40 Challenge. This is a Discipleship Challenge which will last for 40 days. Each day those participating will receive a text on their mobile which will contain a practical challenge. During this time we will discover many truths about ourselves and I hope that we will all find ourselves closer to God. One other thing where possible the challenge will have its thinking based around biblical idea. So you might even get a text reference beside te challenge.

We’re staring off with an easy one. To get started and to keep going it is a good thing to tell someone what your going to be doing. You actually might require their help to carry out the challenges. So its maybe a good thing to let some of your friends know. Even better be inclusive. Don’t just tell people you think will give you an easy time. Tell someone you know who is a bit skeptical about your faith. Ah I think peter advises us to do something like this. Check out 1Peter 3.15.

Have a great time walking through the “Challenge” please remember I posted this article so that we an hear from each other over the next 40 days.